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Key Overviews: Recounts and Elections; Energy; the Courts; Metrics for Human Services

By Eric L. Lipman

With the start of the 86th Session of the Minnesota Legislature, this past Tuesday, legislative committees are turning to a set of marquee issues in ?overviews.? Importantly, these overviews could forecast the mechanics of reforms that will be undertaken later this year. Among the hearings that readers of these pages may wish to attend, or view later over the Internet, are discussions of:

?Post election issues, i.e., U.S. Senate recount and absentee ballot procedures,? Senate Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight (Friday, January 9, 2009 - 10:00 AM - 123 State Capitol).

?Energy issues,? House Energy Finance and Policy Division (Monday, January 12, 2009 - 2:45 PM ? Basement Hearing Room, State Office Building).

?Historical overview of Minnesota court structure,? Joint Meeting of the Senate Judiciary Budget Division and Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 3:00 PM - 107 State Capitol).

?Department of Human Services overview of priority areas and outcome measures,? House Energy Finance and Policy Division (Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 2:45 PM ? 200 State Office Building).

With this kind of start, one thing is certain; there won?t be any dull moments at the State Capitol.

Full post as published by Within the Scope on January 08, 2009 (boomark / email).